Food service inspections

In the inspection reports, each violation in the Food Temperature/Time Requirements category is 5 demerits; in the Personnel/Handling/Source Requirements category, 4 demerits; and in the Facility and Equipment Requirements, 3 demerits. Zero is a perfect score, while 100 demerits is the worst possible score.

Each Wednesday, the Advocate publishes inspection results from the previous week. All demerits are reported, but only those in the categories of Food Temperature/Time Requirements and Personnel/Handling/Source Requirements are detailed.

FOOD SERVICE INSPECTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING NOV. 22

Hunan Restaurant Inc., 601 E. Mockingbird Lane, Victoria. Demerits: 42. Wash hands in between tasks. Employee drinks need lids and straws. Cover food in walk-in cooler and freezers. Use gloves when cutting fruit. Do not defrost meat on the floor. Work on date-labeling food in walk-in cooler. Need paper towels at hand sink by dishwasher. Clean droppings in the dry storage area. Keep sanitizer rags in sanitizer bucket. Manager did not demonstrate knowledge. All food contact surfaces must be clean and sanitized. Do not store meat in cardboard boxes. Need to clean and sanitize the entire kitchen area. Cover the holes in the walls and ceiling. Six facility or equipment violations.

Dragon Palace, 5223 N. Navarro St., Victoria. Demerits: 26. Improper cold-hold temperature. Cover food in the walk-in and other coolers. Keep raw meat below other food. Keep times on food kept at room temperature. Clean the droppings off of the shelves. Fix leak under the three-compartment sink. Do not store food directly in the thank-you bags. Use food-grade bags for food storage. Seal all the holes in the walls. Three facility or equipment violations.

M and M Pinto Bean No. 2, 202 E. Rio Grande St., Victoria. Demerits: 8. Do not store eggs outside. Eggs must be stored in the refrigerator as soon as they arrive. Keep documentation on how long food is kept at room temperature or must have been kept hot at 135 degrees or higher or cold at 41 degrees or below.